Do differences in heterogeneity and intergovernmental competition help explain variation in the private school share? Evidence from early California statehood

Public Finance Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-318

  Downes, Thomas A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0642284388     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109114219602400301     Document Type: Article

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